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John Hanrahan | The Bader Show (Ep. 323) Jul 26, 2022

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John Hanrahan was an All-American at Penn State and ann Olympic hopeful. He became a world famous fashion model and eventually got addicted to drugs and had a crazy near death experience. He cleaned up and went to become a fitness trainer for the likes of Julia Roberts, Howard Stern and John Kennedy jr., among others. He now has a non-profit called recoveringangels.org. He also wrote a book about his journey called "Wrestling With Angels'.

0:01 - Getting into wrestling, not boxing

0:03 - hHaving success

0:05 - Gable wanna go takedowns?

0:08 - Going to PSU and being Gables lead clinician

0:12 - Wrestling with the Schultz brothers

0:15 - Training at Foxcatcher

0:18 - Anxiety vs Dave Schultz

0:20 - Becoming a fashion model

0:25 - Partying, getting out of control

0:30 - Near death experience

0:35 - Road to recovery

0:40 - Julia Roberts wanted to learn wrestling

0:42 - Winning NYAC after layoff, coaching at Fordham

0:47 - Happiest times of his life

0:50 - Telling his kids about his struggles

0:53 - Heroes of today

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Nick Feldman | The Bader Show (Ep. 322) Jul 13, 2022

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Top recruit in the nation Nick Feldman of Ohio State joins the show to talk about his journey through wrestling.

00:01 - Settled into tOSU

00:03 - Intro wrestling

00:10 - Positive mindset and attitude

00:13 Franklin and Marshall

00:17 Malvern prep

00:20 The big tournaments

00:22 Putting on size

00;23 - College decision

00:30 - Jr. Worlds

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Nanea Estrella | The Bader Show (Ep. 321) Jul 12, 2022

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U20 Pan-Am champion Nanea Estrella joins The Bader Show.

0:00 — Nana Estrella’s training tour.

4:00 — Introduction to wrestling.

7:00 — World domination.

9:30 — Iowa adds women’s wrestling.

12:00 — Wrestling at Iowa.

16:00 — Dancing.

17:00 — U20 Pan Ams.

18:00 — Sweat it out.

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Film Breakdown | The Bader Show (Ep. 320) Jul 11, 2022

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Mark Bader breaks down upcoming projects and relives his recent trip to Arizona where he filmed Valiant Prep and the Eloy Boys in action.

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Jonathan Koch | The Bader Show (Ep. 319) Jul 06, 2022

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Jonathan Koch used his skills as a wrestler to become president and CCO of Asylum Entertainment, but personal tragedy struck in 2015 that would alter his life. Hear from Koch about how he used wrestling to overcome unthinkable adversity as he fought to stay alive when doctors said he would die.

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Skylar Grote | The Bader Show (Ep. 318) Jul 05, 2022

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Skylar Grote joins The Bader Show to discuss her recent Matteo Pellicone win, her future in the sport, and the growth of women's wrestling.

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Hayden Zillmer | The Bader Show (Ep. 317) Jun 29, 2022

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Hayden Zillmer looks back at his improbable run to make a World team at 125 kg.

0:00 — The incredible rise of Hayden Zillmer

2:00 — Introduction to wrestling.

5:00 — Following wrestling in fourth grade.

7:00 — Why North Dakota State over Minnesota?

9:00 — Making crazy gains.

13:30 — Figuring out Hayden’s growing body.

16:30 — Staying focused at Final X.

21:30 — Match 3.

25:00 — 50 calorie challenge.

31:00 — The moments after making the World team.

33:00 — Scoring highlights from Final X.

39:00 — Taking on the world.

41:00 — Making adjustments.

45:00 — Sweat it out.

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Jordan Leen | The Bader Show (Ep. 316) Jun 28, 2022

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0:02 Did Jordan's parents steer him toward wrestling?

0:07 Choosing wrestling - process of elimination

0:09 Britton Stansell ruined his life

0:14 Attending Baylor and striving for excellence

0:17 Getting good coaching in Shane Turner

0:21 The Cornell Connection

0:25 Being a CEO coach

0:30 Past coaching experience - Cornell, Duke, UVA, Pitt

0:37 Brown's commitment to excellence

0:42 Brown University building up

0:48 Goals and vision for the program

0:55 Brown's program will be endowed

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Sarah Hildebrandt | The Bader Show (Ep. 315) Jun 21, 2022

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Olympic bronze medalist Sarah Hildebrandt joins The Bader Show to discuss her stellar performance at Final X New York.

0:00 — Summer Solstice.

1:00 — Typical training schedule.

6:00 — Final X New York

9:00 — Breaking down Match 1 against Alyssa Lampe.

11:00 — Between matches.

13:00 — Breaking down Match 2 against Alyssa Lampe.

15:30 — Working with an 8-0 lead.

16:30 — Wrestling free.

19:30 — ‘I don’t have to be miserable to be successful.’

21:00 — A-ha moments.

23:00 — Golden era for women’s wrestling.

24:30 — Going for gold

28:00 — Sweat it out.

32:00 — Brad Harper.

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Seth Gross | The Bader Show (Ep. 314) Jun 20, 2022

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Seth Gross joins The Bader Show to reflect on his improbable run to making the 61 kg men's freestyle World team with a best-of-three series against returning World silver medalist Daton Fix.

0:00: Father’s Day.

1:00: Seth Gross’s stellar showing at World Team Trials.

4:30: Weight class adjustments.

6:00: Almost losing to Jesse Mendez.

8:15: Becoming a film guy.

10:00: Best-of-three series with Daton Fix.

13:30: Breaking down Final X match 2 vs Daton Fix.

22:30: Getting ready for match 3.

25:00: Breaking down Final X match 3 vs. Daton Fix.

34:30: Ups and downs.

37:30: Carnivore diet.

44:30: Uber cost.